Sunshine On Leith

Guess Who?

A pleasant evening's entertainment.

I'm not a huge fan of the Proclaimers. The two songs I know — I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) and Letter from America — are the sort of songs where a single phrase sticks in your head and keeps replaying over and over eventually driving you bonkers. The technical term is earworm and here's an article that tells you how to get rid of earworms if you need to:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9950143/Get-that-tune-out-of-your-head-scientists-find-how-to-get-rid-of-earworms.html

Anyway, I didn't know most of the tunes but they were quite pleasant and seemed to fit the plot almost as if they'd been written for it. Or the other way around.

Babyface - Then and Now

The shots of Edinburgh were nice and I understood most of the dialogue — unlike the last Scottish film we had (The Angels' Share, since you ask).


Here's an interesting fact: the director of the film — Dexter Fletcher — appeared in Bugsy Malone as the character Babyface.


Feedback score was 84%. Audience comments:

A	Loved it – fab
A	Really enjoyed it. Upbeat full of fun – another young star! And the city looked wonderful.
A	Views across Edinburgh stunning. Good pace. Great music.
A	More comfortable seats please.
A	Just loved it! Music, people, acting & Edinburgh!
A	Enjoyed it — lots of tears.
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A	COULD HAVE DONE WITH LYRIC SHEETS TO ENCOURAGE A LITTLE MORE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION.
A	Fun film.
A	Very enjoyable.
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A	What a delight! Full of twists and turns – a rom-com par excellence. Cried all the way through to the end, but very uplifting. Astute observations of life inbetween.
B	Surprisingly entertaining!
B	Great fun!
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B	Enjoyable light modern story
B	Very entertaining.
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B	It could all be so easy.
B	Thoroughly enjoyable. V. good all round.
B	Great film – please do something about the seating. Could only see half the screen!
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B	A real “feel good” film. Left the audience smiling — what more could you ask for?
B	Seating a problem. Bit like — now you see it now you don't — with people in front on the move.
B	Feel Good factor film. Well acted and good music. What more could you want?
B	Very good uplifting in parts. Good storyline and well acted. Good location.
B	Lovely music.
B	A good feel good factor film that left me smiling.
B	Lovely film. Everyday life told through music. Love the Proclaimers music.
C	Great feel good movie. Boost to Edinburgh tourism!
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C	Good
C	Mamma Mia in Edinburgh? Slow start but bouncy ending. Humorous bits but generally slow.

On-line:
Mark Kermode in the Observer - "I shed a tear within the first 10 minutes, and spent the rest of the movie beaming like a gibbering, love-struck fool. By the time Horrocks launched into a hospital bedside rendition of the title song, I was quivering like a jelly on a plate. "
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/06/sunshine-on-leith-filth-review

Robbie Collin in The Telegraph “will give you tingles of happiness” 4 stars
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10353573/Sunshine-on-Leith-review.html

IMDB – 6.6 of 10.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2481198/

Rotten Tomatoes (72% audience rating)
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sunshine_on_leith/